David Thewlis

About

David Wheeler (born March 20, 1963), better known as David Thewlis, is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known as a character actor and has appeared in a wide variety of genres in both film and television. He has received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and nominations for two BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Thewlis made his film debut in Little Dorrit (1987) and acted in the Mike Leigh films Life is Sweet (1990) and Naked (1993), winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the latter. He then appeared in films such as Black Beauty (1994), Restoration (1995), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Dragonheart (1996), and Seven Years in Tibet (1997). He became more widely known to film audiences for his roles as Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter franchise (2004–2011) and Ares / Sir Patrick Morgan in Wonder...

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FargoSeries • 2014Avatar: Fire and AshMovie • 2025Big MouthSeries • 2017Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanMovie • 2004Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Movie • 2011Screen TwoSeries • 1985The SandmanSeries • 2022Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Movie • 2010Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixMovie • 2007Kingdom of HeavenMovie • 2005Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceMovie • 2009Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueMovie • 2021Justice LeagueMovie • 2017Prime SuspectSeries • 1991The Big LebowskiMovie • 1998Only Fools and HorsesSeries • 1981Wonder WomanMovie • 2017ScreenPlaySeries • 1986The Artful DodgerSeries • 2023The Boy in the Striped PyjamasMovie • 2008Human ResourcesSeries • 2022KAOSSeries • 2024Sherlock & DaughterSeries • 2025RED 2Movie • 2013